Pentagon
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Business/FinancialDoD to Continue Payments to Contractors Off Work Due to COVID-19
The Pentagon’s Defense Pricing and Contracting (DPC) office is allowing payments to continue for contractors whose facilities have been shuttered or who have otherwise been unable to work since Jan. […]
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BudgetPentagon Adjusts FY ‘22 Budget Reviews To Allow More Personnel To Work From Home During Pandemic
The Pentagon has adjusted its upcoming budget review process to allow personnel to more easily work from home during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, requiring services to only submit details on […]
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BudgetHASC Chair: Committee Moving Forward with NDAA, Bill Passage Not Likely Before FY ‘21
The House Armed Services Committee (HASC) will continue to work on building its version of the fiscal year 2021 defense authorization bill throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, but a final bill […]
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Business/FinancialGoldfein: Extension of COVID-19 Travel Hold Could Go Through July
U.S. military members should expect an updated decision about stop-movement orders related to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic from the Pentagon within the next couple of weeks, Air Force Chief of […]
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Business/FinancialNDIA Announces Annual SOFIC Conference Will Be Virtual
The National Defense Industrial Association’s annual Special Operations Forces Industry Conference will be held in May as scheduled, but over the internet rather than its traditional locale of Tampa, Florida. […]
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Air ForceDoD Faces Avionics Terminal Challenges
On March 27, the Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC) awarded Raytheon [RTN] and L3Harris [LHX] $500 million each to develop protected tactical waveform capable modems for the […]
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Business/FinancialHASC Ranking Member Releases Draft Acquisition Reform Bill
The House Armed Services Committee’s (HASC) top Republican has released a proposal meant to begin debate on acquisition reform efforts to be included in the fiscal year 2021 defense authorization […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyPentagon Soliciting 5G Prototype Proposals For Dynamic Spectrum Sharing Projects
The Pentagon on Wednesday released its fourth and final proposal request for its initial 5G pilot programs, seeking prototypes for dynamic spectrum sharing projects at Hill Air Force Base and […]
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Business/FinancialLockheed Awarded $4.7 Billion to Build 78 F-35 Aircraft
The Navy has awarded Lockheed Martin [LMT] a $4.7 billion contract modification to build 78 F-35 Joint Strike Fighters over the next three years. The contract award, announced March 31, […]
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CyberTech Industry Groups Express Concerns With Pentagon’s New CMMC Cyber Standards
A group of technology industry groups have raised concerns with the Pentagon’s new cyber security contracting standards, offering recommendations aimed at ensuring the department avoids limiting competition and reducing access […]